Friendly League

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Santiago Abreu got the match started through his kick off. Manfredi AFC's attentive Makis Antoniadis managed to snatch the ball when Ruperto Eufemio made a throw-in in the 5th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bennvar Post in the 6th minute of play forced Celestiales's goalkeeper Iker Madrid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guido Mikolas made in the 8th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Cristobal Guillelmo however managed to control. Iker Madrid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bennvar Post, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Celestiales's goal looked a bit too open when Bennvar Post came free, but Iker Madrid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Albano Millan hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Bennvar Post might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iker Madrid. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bennvar Post ran back to his position shaking his head. Celestiales's Iker Madrid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bennvar Post in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiang Sha in the 24th minute of play forced Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper Roman Vachon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 minutes of play, Manfredi AFC's Bennvar Post made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iker Madrid was left in no man's land by his defense there! Iker Madrid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bennvar Post in the 34th minute of the match. Love Coca hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the game, Guido Mikolas threw the ball into play from the sideline. Celestiales's Hami Tuncel quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 44th minute Bennvar Post shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Madrid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Virgilio Tajo kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bennvar Post to make the kick off. Ramiro Lleir made in the 53rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Manfredi AFC's Cristobal Guillelmo. Manfredi AFC's Roman Vachon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jiang Sha in the 57th minute of play. Roman Vachon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Santiago Abreu went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. 61 minutes into the match, Celestiales's goalkeeper Iker Madrid had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bennvar Post. In the 64th minute, Steffen Krummwiede hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manfredi AFC's Ladislao Mannie was substituted for Guido Mikolas. The supporters of Celestiales booed when Manfredi AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Steffen Krummwiede didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th minute Jiang Sha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Vachon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Jiang Sha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roman Vachon was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. A collision led to Celestiales getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Fabio Iago hit a great ball. Celestiales's Aureliano Vasco was substituted for Fabio Iago. After a rather tough play, Celestiales's Fabio Iago got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Iker Madrid was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Son Banana showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 73 minute of play. Iker Madrid made an important save on a dangerous shot by Son Banana in the 85th minute. Manfredi AFC's Roman Vachon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jiang Sha in the 86th minute of play. A collision led to Manfredi AFC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Steffen Krummwiede hit a great ball. After 88 played minutes, Celestiales's Jiang Sha shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Roman Vachon came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Celestiales reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladislao Mannie in the 93rd minute of play forced Celestiales's goalkeeper Iker Madrid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iker Madrid was out of position in the 95 minute of play, and Son Banana capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Son Banana really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. The Manfredi AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.